Coathanger and Spoon

1971

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Charles Ritt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ron Adams

Printer, American, born 1934

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

Irregular lines and shapes converge across a contrasting background in this abstract image. Black and grey inks create textured clouds at the top, while the lighter area below is intersected by thin, sharp lines and outlines resembling wire coat hangers. A utensil-like shape resembling a spoon appears above the central division, evoking everyday objects reimagined in an abstract expression.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 87 x 64 cm (34 1/4 x 25 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.188

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 096

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 290.

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 142.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 96.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.38. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Gemini III; lower right in green pencil: J Johns / '71; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ71-381

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74035802

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